A bomb exploded and killed six soldiers who support a group that wants to break away from Yemen on Monday. A military spokesperson said it was the latest attack from al-Qaida militants in the poor Arab country.
The blast hit a military truck in a hilly area in the Modiyah district of southern Abyan province, as it was passing by. The information was provided by Mohamed al-Naqib, who is a spokesperson for the Southern Armed Forces, which is the military part of the secessionist Southern Transitional Council.
Eleven more soldiers got hurt, he said.
The council supported by the UAE has power over many areas in the southern part of Yemen. They don’t get along with the government that most countries accept, but they work together against the rebels in Yemen. The rebels are supported by Iran and they control the north and the capital Sanaa.
Al-Naqib said that AQAP was responsible for the attack.
AQAP is considered to be one of the most dangerous parts of the terror group. It’s been active for more than ten years since the founder, Osama bin Laden, was killed.
It is working in many parts of Yemen and taking advantage of the country’s civil war to make its position stronger in the nation at the bottom of the Arabian Peninsula.
Yemen’s destructive civil war started in 2014 when the Houthis took over the capital city of Sanaa and parts of northern Yemen. They also made the government leave the country.
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Six troops in Yemen supporting a separatist faction killed by a suspected al-Qaida explosive
